Keeping America's Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress

Parfomak, Paul W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Pipelines;    Energy;    Transportation;    Energy transportation;   

RP-ID  :  R41536
RP-ID  :  R41536_2011Jul11

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report covers ways in which the 112th Congress can introduce relevant legislation to safeguard pipelines that transport natural gas, oil, and other hazardous liquids across the United States. While an efficient and fundamentally safe means of transport, many pipelines carry materials with the potential to cause public injury and environmental damage; the networks are also widespread and vulnerable to accidents and terrorist attack.